Tryon Public Library
“There are many ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.”
– Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Minutes of daily reading to increase brain activity
21%
of adults in America have a low literacy rate
92%
of parents enjoy reading to their children
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the Library is a FREE resource for your family
Library Information
The main library has a collection of over 6,000 items books and videos. There is a special Tryon and Oklahoma collection including school pictures of Tryon students from 1923 to 1997 when the school was then consolidated with Perkins.
Our Wanda Kinder-Sullivan Children’s Library is located within the library and invites children of all ages to sit a while, read, rediscover the joy of being surrounded by books.
If there’s something that you’re looking for and we don’t have it, let us know. We may be able to get it from another library in the network.
We’re located at 122 N 1st in Tryon, Oklahoma.
You can reach us during business hours at (918) 374-2220.
LIBRARY HOURS:
- Monday – 9am – 4pm
- Tuesday – 9am – 4pm
- Wednesday – Closed
- Thursday – 1pm – 7pm
- Friday – 9am – 4pm
- Saturday – 10am – 1pm
- Sunday – Closed
Meet Our Librarians
Our librarians are highly experienced people who love books.
Janilee Coleman
Head Librarian
Vacant
Assistant Librarian
Reading improves your life
Benefits of Reading
Greater satisfaction with life can be achieved by reading for 30 minutes every week.
In a recent study, avid readers were found to be 10% more likely than people who don’t read to have better self-esteem. However, this is raised to 18% of people who read for 30 minutes or longer being factored in.
People that read for 30 minutes or longer every week have a 21% greater chance of increasing their knowledge.
People reading for 30 minutes or greater stand a 27% greater chance of thinking it easier to socialize with others.
In one study involving 294 participants, examiners concluded that people occupying their time with mentally stimulating activities, such as reading, are 40% less likely to experience cognitive decline in old age.
Regular reading has been shown to lower stress levels by as much as 68%.
50% of people that read before going to bed have better sleep than people who don’t read.
Out of people making an average yearly income of $75,000, 86% of them read one or more books every 12 months.
Children that take part in reading for 20 minutes a day or more have a greater chance of doing better on tests than 90% of their classmates.
Studies done with the help of pediatricians show a connection between reading a brain development, with 80% of kids having increased activity in the areas of the brain that pertain to language learning.